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who's (currently) in and out for the next GOP debate on CNN -- (link) - jar jar trump Dec 11, 14:30 2
- i'm out...nm - x Dec 11, 14:38 1
  - So you've made your decision? -- nm - Buda Fett Dec 11, 14:40
The Timothy Olphyant cameo on the Grinder was perfect! - Pippy Bells Dec 11, 14:28
Carrie Fisher posting random Star Wars pics -- (link) - Buda Fett Dec 11, 14:26 5
- It would have been nice if she named the movie, are we just supposed to guess? -- nm - J Dec 11, 14:39 2
  - Under the Rainbow -- nm - Bacon Dec 11, 14:44 1
    - Thank you, never seen it -- nm - J Dec 11, 14:49
- Billie Lourd, Carrie Fisher 's daughter in Star Wars The Force Awakens -- (link) - Buda Fett Dec 11, 14:28
- she is weirdly the best thing about all of the promotion going on - jar jar trump Dec 11, 14:27
NFL: Ronnie Hillman named starting RB in Denver, ATL PK Matt Bryant on IR -- nm - Buda Fett Dec 11, 14:19 2
- CJ's ankle must be tweaked worse than thought. -- nm* - Bacon Dec 11, 14:34
- WHAT?! Oh . . . -- nm - Matt Ryan Dec 11, 14:20
ST poll - current amount of emails in your inbox - intrepret how you want - Pippy Bells Dec 11, 14:17 10
- 20,155 (work) 222,156 (auxillary) -- nm - prayformojo Dec 11, 14:42
- 487...nm - x Dec 11, 14:38
- 476 in the inbox; about 100 I need to respond to. -- nm - RC-3PO Dec 11, 14:34
- 10 -- nm* - Buda Fett Dec 11, 14:24
- 94,000. 26,000 unread. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 11, 14:21 3
  - all for Jaxmovies? :( -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 11, 14:35
  - jeebus -- nm - Pippy Bells Dec 11, 14:24
  - holy crap -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 11, 14:23
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- oh god - jar jar trump Dec 11, 14:19
Former Braves Picther Tommy Hanson died from Cocaine and Alcohol Use -- (link) - Buda Fett Dec 11, 14:12
Google is giving away Star Wars themed Google Cardboard sets... and immediately ran out. -- (link) - Grand Mop Tarkin Dec 11, 14:05
Did I see right? Is Scalia trying to explain his remarks from yesterday? Also, who wrote the brief that he was quoting? -- nm - Grand Mop Tarkin Dec 11, 14:02 5
- Fyi, my joke last night was a liberal from Larry Wilmore nightly -- nm - General Zeit Dec 11, 15:20
- Must be from the onion because he doesn't give a shit what people think about his comments. -- nm - Bacon Dec 11, 14:33
- this is what happens when you promote an unqualified candidate due to their ethnic identity -- (link) - jar jar trump Dec 11, 14:16
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Final Sacrifice... up first tonight in the long road to the end of the MST3K Kickstarter right now. -- (link) - Qale Dec 11, 14:01 [youtube] 1
- The Kickstarter to bring back MST3K for a 12 episode season has beaten all of its goals. A new one to get that Patrick Swayze Christmas bonus episode - Qale Dec 11, 14:42
I keep accidentally turning off my number lock. I'm tempted to just remove the key from the keyboard. -- (edited) - Darth Sycor Dec 11, 13:53
$1.3B Investment bank suspends service after massive demands to cash out -- (link) - Buda Fett Dec 11, 13:52 5
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- Here goes your junk debt troubles -- nm - ty97 Dec 11, 13:56
- Clarence at the bank said old man Potter deposited over a billion dollars just after you left -- nm - General Zeit Dec 11, 13:56 1
  - Just occurred to me, but don't banks have hippa like privacy laws? -- nm - General Zeit Dec 11, 13:58
- Stone *Lying* more like! -- nm - Last Comic Standing Dec 11, 13:55
LDB Challenge knock outs remind me of that Assassination game in the 90s, but without the mock violence and potential danger... - General Zeit Dec 11, 13:47
Spamlet! (nmbSpamlet) - RC-3PO Dec 11, 13:46 3
- Thanks for the update. The fact that this keeps happening makes me something something -- nm - iSpam Dec 11, 13:58 2
  - Oh trust me ... - RC-3PO Dec 11, 14:02 1
    - Oh I know it has to be just as frustrating there as well. -- nm - iSpam Dec 11, 14:07
Madoff: First trailer of Richard Dreyfuss as Bernie Madoff -- (link) - Buda Fett Dec 11, 13:46 [youtube]
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- Is the "last half of the scheduled workday" an actual specific thing? -- nm - Grand Mop Tarkin Dec 11, 14:01
- Ah HA, that's when they will sneak in and grab your guns, when nobody is looking -- nm - General Zeit Dec 11, 13:49
- Section 2: Except for Jack Dawson, he has to work. -- nm - Bacon Dec 11, 13:45 6
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    - Section 3: Actually, in hindsight, JackDawson gets 25% pay for being dumb enough to work so much harder than everyone else. - ty97 Dec 11, 13:48 4
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        Nope, nada, can't do that - ty97 Dec 11, 13:51 [Backboard] 2
        
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        I wouldn't waste my time. -- nm - ty97 Dec 11, 13:56
New poster for XMen:Apocalypse -- (link) - Buda Fett Dec 11, 13:37
Heyward's deal gives him the ability to opt out after either 3 or 4 years depending on plate appearances - Will Hunting Dec 11, 13:36
LYC: I have 2 coolers on the back porch that are empty and that's not really helping out my weekend plans at all. -- nm - UliC Qel Droma Dec 11, 13:30 4
- Here's a novel suggestion: for a change, fill them with beer - ty97 Dec 11, 13:32
- what the hell, dude. shouldn't you have drunk like four beers already....nm - x Dec 11, 13:32 2
  - also, you'll have a big villa win to celebrate this weekend! - x Dec 11, 13:34 1
    - Let's go Villa! -- nm - JD Dec 11, 13:38
my heat is set at 58. i'm in upstate new york. it's december 11. i've been home since 11:30 am.... - x Dec 11, 13:20 16
- Going out into the 10 day forecast, which is admittedly a bit of a magic 8 ball - Reagen Dec 11, 13:23 14
  - our 14 day (which takes us to Christmas) shows a possibility of only going below freezing two nights, and even then, barely. -- (link) - Landie Calrissian Dec 11, 13:28 10
    - It's Perth-cold, which means there have been overnight lows in the teens, which in turn means I'm seeing people in down jackets, and coats on dogs. - mafic Dec 11, 13:55 2
      - Australians are wimpy. -- nm - Landie Calrissian Dec 11, 14:00 1
        
        But then, a Canadian wouldn't last long in outer Wallabollabong -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 14:03
    - Flashback to Christmas Eve 2006 :) -- (link) - Meg Dec 11, 13:53 [flickr] 1
      - heh -- nm - Landie Calrissian Dec 11, 14:07
    - You need to say "I want a light dusting of snow so we can have a white Christmas", just like last year. -- nm - who's scruffy-looking? Dec 11, 13:34 2
      - didn't i say that and then Boston turned into a scene from The Day After Tomorrow? - Landie Calrissian Dec 11, 13:43 1
        
        yeah, please don't do that. i've still got a place in mass, too...nm - x Dec 11, 13:44
    - yeah, that's about like here. it isn't supposed to drop below freezing for a week and a half...nm - x Dec 11, 13:31
    - I kind of hate you right now. -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 13:29
  - Our temperature is hovering around 8 or 9 during the day, but we're a few hours away from getting our fifth windstorm in a week -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 13:27
  - Live on Hoth? -- nm - Buda Fett Dec 11, 13:25 1
    - -3C is about 28F. That's a pretty good 'coldest' temp for December in Calgary! -- nm - Landie Calrissian Dec 11, 13:26
- you are . . . Joe Friday -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 11, 13:22
I mean, my house was off a gravel road and I have owned two pickup trucks, so... -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 13:18 2
- But what was your secret service codename? :-) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 13:23 1
  - Jolly Green -- nm - TWuGbacca Dec 11, 13:37
US Navy spent $700M and 16 years developing a mine-hunting drone which can't find mines -- (link) - Buda Fett Dec 11, 13:17 3
- Pfft. -- (link) - JLENS Dec 11, 14:06
- A hand held metal detector that you wave inches off the ground problems enough, I'm sure they have plastic ones now anyway -- nm - General Zeit Dec 11, 13:41
- diamonds? gold? salt? coal? maybe they just need to be more specific -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 13:22
Sooo tired today. The stress and excitement of hosting and enjoying last night's dinner - and then couldn't switch off my brain overnight. - Meg Dec 11, 13:17 2
- Ha! I've had those kind of late night fever dreams. Tossing and turning about linens for events that don't exist . . . -- nm* - ewokicripple Dec 11, 13:22
- I'm also a bit groggy. Been good about on time bed this week and then Dawson was like "let's go to a 10pm movie!" - ty97 Dec 11, 13:18
dano news network: Fox has ordered a Richard LaGravenese pilot about the competitive world of dancing -- (link) - jar jar trump Dec 11, 13:15
Dow closed -300 -- (link) - Buda Fett Dec 11, 13:10 17
- And NASDAQ down 111 - that's even worse :( -- nm - Meg Dec 11, 13:14 1
  - Yep, that's the bad one. -- nm - Bacon Dec 11, 13:35
- whoop de doo....nm - x Dec 11, 13:13 5
  - Buying opportunity! - Reagen Dec 11, 13:24 2
    - I bought more KMI today on the dip -- nm - Bacon Dec 11, 13:36
    - i get those dividend reinvestments all the time where i buy like 0.287645 shares....nm - x Dec 11, 13:30
  - I am now picturing you as Bruce Rickert - ty97 Dec 11, 13:14 1
    - so i'm a thought leader!....nm - x Dec 11, 13:16
- Everyone must have watched the Big Short last night and sold everything in fear today. -- nm - ty97 Dec 11, 13:11
- hang in there on oil, redmond - jar jar trump Dec 11, 13:11 7
  - This reminds me - a family member's BP stock is likely worthless with the accidents and oil crash. - Senator Profitine Dec 11, 13:41 4
    - BP is not a bad stock right now. Last I checked in the $35 range. They weathered the settlement, damages, and lawsuits. -- nm - Bacon Dec 11, 13:43 3
      - Don't get me wrong, it took a big hit, but it's on the other side of that crater now. -- nm - Bacon Dec 11, 13:43 2
        
        Thanks. - Senator Profitine Dec 11, 14:00 1
        
        Just looked 30.79 a share -- nm - Bacon Dec 11, 14:06
  - I have 25 years for it to go back up. I am not worried one bit. -- nm - Bacon Dec 11, 13:34 1
    - If we're still an oil-based world in 25 years, you will have more to worry about than stocks -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 11, 13:37
THR: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Caught on Camera Laughing at Concussion Joke -- (link) - Buda Fett Dec 11, 13:09 1
- The big shock here is he has a sense of humor -- nm - decline Dec 11, 13:16
I'd be shocked if all of the campaigns weren't doing this on some level. -- (link) - znufrii Dec 11, 13:09 2
- Do I even need to say it? -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 11, 13:09 1
  - I think it's self evident, don't you? -- nm - znufrii Dec 11, 13:10
I *love* Canadian stuff .. on the tea box from my Stalker ... Tea Ingredients - Black Tea Leaves from Sri Lanka and natural maple flavour. FLAVOUR!! - JenBro the Hutt Dec 11, 13:08 4
- We love our neighbours. -- nm - Grand Mop Tarkin Dec 11, 14:09
- proper spelling *is* exciting, - Landie Calrissian Dec 11, 13:12 1
  - and FRENCH ... it's also bi-lingual ... I really need to make a trip up to the Sault soon. -- nm - JenBro the Hutt Dec 11, 13:18
- mmmm, maple. VGStalking! -- nm - ty97 Dec 11, 13:09
Josh Groban' s Noel free on Google play but be careful #2 song on there is LDB -- nm - eag Dec 11, 13:07
Stay granted for DFS. -- nm - ML Galaxy Dec 11, 12:58 2
- Live to fight another day!! -- nm - decline Dec 11, 13:00 1
  - will they drag this out until after the SB and then no one will care if they get kicked to the curb? - Pippy Bells Dec 11, 13:26
I'm out on the LDBC as well. My vendor cancelled on us for next week today but told us they'd work December 21-24 instead. I went directly to - All the boys love lazy chicks Dec 11, 12:58 2
- Wow. No ability to tell them to eff off? -- nm - iSpam Dec 11, 13:19
- my condolences -- nm - starving homeless syrian refugee Dec 11, 13:04
Do you ever wonder if your co-workers have their own ST-esque community that they are posting stories about you on? -- nm - Landie Calrissian Dec 11, 12:55 12
- My wife talks about me on Instagram. I'd be surprised if my local coworkers did, I'd be surprised if some of the guys in Christchurch didn't. -- nm - mafic Dec 11, 13:50 3
  - what does she say? -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 11, 13:51 2
    - I assume it's mostly about how great I am. -- nm - mafic Dec 11, 13:59 1
      - *goes to follow and see* -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 11, 14:03
- My wife sometimes talks about me on the radio. That's people I don't know hearing stories about me, so - TWuGbacca Dec 11, 13:05 4
  - i didn't think that was allowed on corporate radio anymore - jar jar trump Dec 11, 13:07 3
    - :-). She isn't at corporate radio. Each of the clusters is managed locally, not from afar. -- nm - TWuGbacca Dec 11, 13:09
    - You can keep it vague. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 11, 13:08 1
      - ..this one time with a man I might be married to.... -- nm - Pippy Bells Dec 11, 13:27
- I'm pretty sure everyone else in my office just Facebooks -- nm - decline Dec 11, 13:02
- "Jesus, she won *again*" -- nm - TorontoTalk Dec 11, 13:01
- well I am now.... -- nm - Pippy Bells Dec 11, 12:56
friday excel help - Truman Dec 11, 12:55 2
- Quick - Will Hunting Dec 11, 13:01 1 1
  - i knew there was a reason i kept all this figments of my imagination around. thanks. -- nm - Truman Dec 11, 13:08
So, Spawn only has 500 alibis... -- nm - Sith Lord Sexypants Dec 11, 12:53 1
- and a bitch ain't one -- nm - decline Dec 11, 12:55
Yes, why else would he be named after the Gipper? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 12:53
nasty man who sits behind me in the cube farm is currently screaming at a colleague. super loud. -- nm - Diva Dec 11, 12:50 7
- call his line and just say 'Shush' and hang up - decline Dec 11, 12:53 4
  - you have the best ideas. -- nm - Diva Dec 11, 12:54 3
    - I expect this would go viral on Youtube - ty97 Dec 11, 13:08 2
      - this is awesome. -- nm - Diva Dec 11, 13:16
      - Heh. Walking Dead should do a spinoff where Carol warps into to the real world as an office worker. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 13:11
- YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH! -- nm - UliC Qel Droma Dec 11, 12:52 1
  - literally that loud. but for a much longer period of time. i can't believe this guy. -- nm - Diva Dec 11, 12:53

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